Charles, Lord Hartley, is at his wits’ end. He has
spent a fortune on his cousin John, and still the embittered man demands more
money. What Charles needs is an heiress. Unbeknownst to him, the woman to whom
he finds himself attracted, Cliona, is herself an heiress who has recently
moved into the neighborhood. When he finds out, he feels there is no way he
can approach her with honor.

But Cliona, a spirited girl, has her own ideas.
Charles is the man she wants, and when John appears again, determined to court
her for her money, she puts an audacious plan into practice. To win the man she
loves she first has to win an extraordinary game of cards, using skills that no
lady should have.

If you like Downton
Abbey, this romantic tale of
triumphing over villainy is sure to charm you.

About the Author

Barbara Cartland (1901–2000) was one of the world’s most prolific novelists, writing an amazing 723 books in her lifetime, of which no fewer than 644 were romantic novels. Worldwide sales of her books have approached or exceeded one billion copies. Her first book—an immediate bestseller—was written at the age of twenty-one. The demand for her books was so strong that over her last two decades Cartland increased her output and wrote an incredible 400 romances, penning her final one at the age of ninety-seven. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States, where in 1976 a pair of them occupied the top two spots in the B. Dalton bestsellers list—a feat never achieved before or since by any author. Cartland became a legend in her own time, and her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her handsome and dashing heroes, her blissfully happy endings, and above all for her unwavering belief in the positive power of love.

About the Narrator

Anthony
Wren
is an actor based in London who has appeared in London’s West End and on
stages throughout the United Kingdom. His theater credits include Grease, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, And Then They Came for Me, and Whistle
Down the Wind. He is also a producer and director involved in a number of
projects in London, where he currently resides.

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